Sartre: A Beginner's Guide to the Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre, the Leading Figure of Existentialism, and His Core Ideas of Radical Freedom, Ultimate Responsibility, and Bad Faith (Western Philosophy) (eBook, ePUB)
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Step into the turbulent 20th century, a world shaken to its foundations, where Jean-Paul Sartre emerged as the voice of a philosophy that continues to challenge and empower: Existentialism.SARTRE: A Beginner's Guide offers an illuminating journey through the life and radical ideas of this iconic French philosopher. This book cuts through the complexities to reveal the core of Sartre's thought, showing how his philosophy, forged in the crucible of war and defined by a lifelong intellectual partnership with Simone de Beauvoir, demands a new understanding of human existence.Inside, you will explo...
Step into the turbulent 20th century, a world shaken to its foundations, where Jean-Paul Sartre emerged as the voice of a philosophy that continues to challenge and empower: Existentialism.
SARTRE: A Beginner's Guide offers an illuminating journey through the life and radical ideas of this iconic French philosopher. This book cuts through the complexities to reveal the core of Sartre's thought, showing how his philosophy, forged in the crucible of war and defined by a lifelong intellectual partnership with Simone de Beauvoir, demands a new understanding of human existence.
Inside, you will explore:
This beginner's guide demystifies Sartre's intricate philosophical system, making his challenging ideas accessible to all. Prepare to confront your own choices, acknowledge your freedom, and gain a powerful lens through which to understand human existence, authenticity, and our place in a world without predetermined answers. Are you ready to be empowered?
SARTRE: A Beginner's Guide offers an illuminating journey through the life and radical ideas of this iconic French philosopher. This book cuts through the complexities to reveal the core of Sartre's thought, showing how his philosophy, forged in the crucible of war and defined by a lifelong intellectual partnership with Simone de Beauvoir, demands a new understanding of human existence.
Inside, you will explore:
- The foundational declaration that "existence precedes essence" how we are born without predetermined purpose and are condemned to create our own meaning through our choices.
- The unsettling truth of radical freedom and its inseparable companion: ultimate responsibility, placing the weight of defining humanity on every individual decision.
- The profound emotional consequence of this freedom, anguish, and how it compels us to confront our capacity for self-creation.
- Sartre's key ontological distinction between the inert "being-in-itself" and the conscious, active "being-for-itself," and how "nothingness" becomes the very source of human liberty.
- The powerful concept of "the Look" (le regard) and why Sartre famously declared, "Hell is other people," exploring the inherent conflict in our relationships with others.
- The pervasive self-deception of "bad faith" (mauvaise foi), illustrated by classic examples like "the waiter in the café," revealing our attempts to deny our freedom and responsibility.
- Sartre's evolution as an "engaged intellectual," from his philosophical masterwork Being and Nothingness to his public defense of existentialism as a doctrine of action in Existentialism is a Humanism, and his critiques of social injustice.
This beginner's guide demystifies Sartre's intricate philosophical system, making his challenging ideas accessible to all. Prepare to confront your own choices, acknowledge your freedom, and gain a powerful lens through which to understand human existence, authenticity, and our place in a world without predetermined answers. Are you ready to be empowered?
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